President Vladimir Putin on Monday opened a new phase of Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel's Mill-2000 site, which will produce steel for automakers and home-appliance producers.
The 45 billion ruble ($1.38 billion) project is set to reach its designed annual capacity of 2 million metric tons of steel products next year, Magnitogorsk said in an e-mailed statement.
Its output has been approved for purchase by companies including Renault, Ford Motor, and Volkswagen, according to government documents distributed Monday.
(Bloomberg)
